Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-03-29
BENNETT AND RYNoN.
The Loyal Leaguers az Bing ham
and Sandy.

The Loyal Eeaguers az bingham
and Sandy.
Last Sunday evening there was held a
roaring, rousing Loyal League meeting at
Bingham. The house was packed, not
withstanding the fact that everybody.
was disappointed because, on account OF
indisposition, Judge Baskin was unable
to keep the appointment. However, the
Loval Leaguers crawled out of their holes
and came from the Highlands, the
Yosemite, the Brooklyn, and everywhere
else.
Promptly at s O'Clock the audience was
called to order by President John Butler.
Then followed three addresses by three
loyal men who talked as though they
were speaking to freemen in free town.
The speakers were Col. Kaighn, Major
Bvnon and Judge Bennett, who spoke IN
the order here named. OF course, the
central figure of attraction on this occa-
sion was our faithful servant and repre-
sentative, Hon. G.. W. Bennett, whose
speech was principly upon the nature OF
the new law, the effect it will have In
Utah and how to 60 to work that we may
be ready and able to take the advantages
it gives us.
The people are loyal and in earnest
about the great question, and are ready
and anxious to 90 to work in helping
to down the treason and priestcraft that
have so long held sway in these noun
tains. They were glad to welcome the
missionaries, and hope, ere long, to have
them there again.
Yesterday Judge Bennett. Major By
tn N
went from Bingham to Sandy. At
Bingham Junction they were met by a
League delegation, consisting OF Presl-
dent Wells, Secretary Johnson and
Messrs. Cushin, Kemp and others, and
conveyed to Sandy on a D. q r. g.
special.
Notices of the meeting had been put
up in the town and in the adjoining set
Elements. Secretary Johnson, who wrote
them out, is entitled to the credit of
originality and the "boss" note writer.
OF fifty he sent out, no two of them were
worded exactly alike The nOtG bene OF
one read: Free. No charge or collec-
ton, and if you are not satisfied we will
pay you for your trouble"
Before the appointed hour people began
to pour in from the surrounding country,
and just before the meeting another
| special came up from the junction loaded
with brethren and sisters from West
Jordan. Standing room in the large hall
could not be had, and in consequence
scores were obliged to listen from the
outside.
The first speaker introduced was Mr.
A. B. Thompson who, though a very
modest youdg man, had been unani-
mously requested by the ladies to make
the opening address, whrch he did in a
difident yet pointed manner.
Major Bynon followed in one of his
wittiest and most logical and sarcastic
sermons. For nearly an hour he poured
the hot shot into the Church-and there
were many attentive Mormons present
and by reason, ridicule and racy remarks
he kept the large crowd in excellent
spirits and gave the weak in faith some.
thing solid to think about till the next
meeting.
Judge Bennett occupied the balance oil
the time, talking for nearly two hours
all of which time he held his listeners by
the eloquence, logic and power of his
discourse, because he spoke with the
authority OF a free man and by the
divinity of the spirit of liberty, justice
and freedom within him. 1t was a mas
terly address, and few were ever heard
as powerful, patriotic and eloquent in
Utah. After the meeting was dismissed
the people crowded about the speakers,
who shook them by the hand and testi-
fed to the truths they had uttered and
the pleasure it afforded them to listen.
The following gentlemen, including the
missionaries, were invited to the Fergu-
son Hotel: President Wells, Secretary
Johnson, Mr.. Tilliman, superintendent
of the Mingo, and Messrs. Kemp, Perry,
Cushin, Stewart, Foshe and others.
Here awaited for the company table
burdened with luxuries and dehcacies
provided by mine host and hostess Mr..
and Mrs. Ferguson. Till late hour,
wine and wit, both such as only Sandy
affords and inspires, flowed and sparkled
evidences of the joviality and hospitality
of the Sandy Loyal Leaguers.
MuO-ZIP.